Viola Dana(1897–1987)

Viola Dana (real name Virginia Flugrath) was born in Brooklyn, NY, on June 26, 1897. She was the middle sister of three sisters (the other two were Edna Flugrath and Shirley Mason). She made her film debut in 1914 in Molly the Drummer Boy (1914). The following year she received top billing playing "Gladiola Bain" in Gladiola (1915). She was in top... See full bio »

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[on her sister changing her screen name to Shirley Mason] I think she was annoyed when people started calling her Leonie Dana because she was my sister, so she took a brand new name, as, indeed, why shouldn't she, because she soon proved that she could be a star in her own right.

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Had a romantic relationship (1919-1920) with daredevil Hollywood pilot Ormer Locklear, who was married at the time. Locklear perished during a plane stunt that went wrong on August 2, 1920. She was present a the time of the incident. See more
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